Part of: Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

This prediction market asks whether Pete Hegseth will cease to be U.S. Secretary of Defense at any point before December 31, 2026. It resolves Yes if his resignation or removal is announced before the deadline; otherwise, it resolves No. PolySpotter tracks $7,157 in smart money across one signal, with recent activity favoring No.

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Pete Hegseth ceases to be U.S. Secretary of Defense for any period of time between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. An announcement of Pete Hegseth's resignation/removal before this market's end date will immediately resolve this market to "Yes", regardless of when the announced resignation/removal goes into effect. The resolution source for this market will be official information from Pete Hegseth and the U.S. government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

4 smart money signals detected, totaling $10,976.

Categories: Trump Cabinet, Geopolitics, Politics, Trump, Iran, Hegseth, U.S. x Iran

Notable Trades

Profitable serial cross-market bettor

A highly active, strongly profitable bettor is adding to an existing No position, though the win rate is not clearly above the average price paid.

  • This bettor is up $104,279 across 472 resolved trades and has a 72% win rate.
  • They are adding to an existing No position after trading across 56 events.
  • No is available near their 65¢ entry, close to the current 66¢ price.

$1,500 on No | Wallet win rate: 73%

Profitable serial cross-market bettor

A highly active, strongly profitable bettor is adding to an existing No position, though the win rate is not clearly above the average price paid.

  • This bettor is up $104,279 across 472 resolved trades and has a 72% win rate.
  • They are adding to an existing No position after trading across 56 events.
  • No is available near their 65¢ entry, close to the current 66¢ price.

$1,070 on No | Wallet win rate: 73%

Serial bettor scales into No

A serial cross-market bettor with 413 resolved trades is adding $7,157 to an existing No position in a relatively thin market, though the 76% win rate does not clearly exceed the 81% average winning price.

  • This serial trader has participated across 66 events and 95 markets, with 413 resolved trades and a 76% win rate.
  • The $7,157 purchase was about 330% of reported 24-hour volume, adding meaningful conviction to an existing No position.
  • The trader already has $9,260 invested in No at 78¢, so this is an increase in an established view rather than a fresh position.

$7,157 on No | Wallet win rate: 77%

Profitable serial trader buying NO

Profitable serial cross-market trader with a 74% resolved win rate is making a quiet-market NO bet larger than recent 24h volume.

  • This bettor has won 74% of 185 resolved trades and is up about $54k lifetime.
  • They are a serial cross-market trader across 33 events, suggesting a repeatable political/event-market process.
  • The $1,250 NO buy is larger than this market’s recent 24h volume, showing conviction in a quiet order book.

$1,250 on No | Wallet win rate: 70%

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Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?$10,976 tracked4 signalsTrump CabinetGeopoliticsPoliticsTrumpIranHegsethU.S. x Iran
Yes
36¢
No
65¢

This market will resolve to “Yes” if Pete Hegseth ceases to be U.S. Secretary of Defense for any period of time between market creation and the specified date (ET). Otherwise, this market will resolve to “No”. An announcement of Pete Hegseth's resignation/removal before this market's end date will immediately resolve this market to "Yes", regardless of when the announced resignation/removal goes into effect. The resolution source for this market will be official information from Pete Hegseth and the U.S. government; however, a consensus of credible reporting may also be used.

Price History — “No”
76¢
68¢
59¢
Alert entriesHigh-conviction

Notable Trades

Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

2026-10-30 07:50 UTC

$1,500 on No at 65¢

65¢→65¢

Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

2026-10-29 01:24 UTC

$1,070 on No at 65¢

65¢→65¢

Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

2026-09-03 08:33 UTC

$7,157 on No at 78¢

78¢→65¢↓13¢

Pete Hegseth out as Secretary of Defense by December 31?

2026-06-10 19:09 UTC

$1,250 on No at 75¢

75¢→65¢↓10¢

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